My bunny seems to be doing really well. She lets me pet her when I walk by her play-pen and she loves to explore new areas of the house (when we open up the pen to certain sections of the house). Anyway, last night we let her go into the kitchen. At first she was really excited and was hopping all over the place. However, when my husband and I started cooking in the kitchen (far away from where she was), she started thumping. It sounded like she wanted us to be away from her and that she was throwing a tantrum! She even did that when we were in the living room and she was alone in the kitchen. We could see her and she seemed fine, but she was definitely thumping throughout the night! 

I’m not sure if I should still go near her or pet her when she’s like this. To me, it sounds like she’s annoyed and is just being kind of bratty (if they can be in rabbit world!). I do not want to stress her out, but I do want her to know she has to share the space and that thumping won’t get her what she wants. I don’t want her to learn that by thumping, she will alienate us. Can you please let me know what I should do in this case? Thank you!!!